Cliffs below the American Monument, Isle of Islay

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Picture of some steep cliffs seen from the side of the cliffsA view of some of the most dramatic cliffs on Islay, the steep cliffs on the Oa just below the American Monument at the Mull of Oa. Kintyre just visible in the rain clearing into the distance.

The Mull of Oa from Beinn Tart a’Mhill, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a peninsula seen across a sea loch from a hillFollowing the view of Bowmore and Port Charlotte from Beinn Tart a’Mhill we turn right and now look out to the Oa with the Mull of Oa and the American Monument on the right. In the distance on the left also some of the hills of Kintyre.

The Flying Dutchman at Bruichladdich pier, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a tall ship moored at a pierA beautiful June evening on Islay, the visiting Flying Dutchman is tied up at Bruichladdich pier (she had arrived earlier that evening, after travelling past the Rhinns of Islay lighthouse and Frenchman’s Rocks). The Mull of Oa with the American Monument in the background.